The first day of this year would have been the 100th birthday of J.D. Salinger, the American writer whose 1951 novel of teenage rebellion, The Catcher in the Rye, mesmerized generations and made him a cult figure. The Salinger legend was only...

.@CathyYoung63: "Accusations of abusive behavior toward women have haunted Salinger’s memory since his death, gaining more traction with the rise of a victimhood-centered brand of feminism over the past few years. The tipping point came last September..."

.@CathyYoung63: The most prominent essay on Salinger to appear in media so far in 2019 has been a WaPo piece questioning whether the writer is still relevant, given that his best-known work focuses on 'the anxieties of a white heterosexual young man...'